Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes “further back” than expected after Bahrain GP

Lewis Hamilton has reflected on Merce🦋des' performance in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Race
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes ar♔e “further back” than 🍬they expected heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton could only finish 🐼seventh in the season-opening race in Bahrain, 50.3s behind d💜ominant race winner Max Verstappen.

Mercedes teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: George Russell did fare better ༒but was only five seconds up the road from Hamilton.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the race, Hamilton said: “I personally feel ⛦great. Physically I feel ꦯgreat so winter training has worked.

“I think we probably feel a little bit of disappointment within the ✤team. I was definitely hoping we’d be better this weekend than we were. It was a tough race. It was close with everybody.

“Degradation is obviously high. There’s plenty of areas in which w♚e can improve. We’re further back to the Red Bulls than we thought we were.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Race
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand…

After a tough start to the race, stuck behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso, Hamilton seemed to come alive in the final laps, closing in on Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris ahead.

The seven-time 🧸🍌world champion feels that if he was able to qualify up the order, a better result was possible.

“I think today was a struggle in the car,” he added𒈔. The platform… I was giving it ev🌠erything but there wasn’t a lot of performance there compared to some of the others ahead of us.

“If I qualified better I would ꧋naturally be a good couple of places ahead. The last stint was good. It was about discovery today.

“I found out a lot about the cౠar. There’s lots we can improve on.”

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